First… what’s the ABAA? The acronym stands for Aggie Baseball Alumni Association, the support arm of North Carolina A&T baseball. And that’s not just monetary support! A stated goal of the group is to also preserve the history of Aggie baseball. …
Condredge Holloway of Tennessee – Vols’ First Black Ballplayer
Condredge Holloway was known as the “Artful Dodger” in college at the University of Tennessee, but he’s one Dodger who chose a career in professional football instead of baseball. A man who has earned more than his share of…
Charles Thomas of Ohio Wesleyan University – Inspiration to Branch Rickey
The plight of Charles Thomas, Ohio Wesleyan University’s baseball and football star of the early 1900s is well documented. His story is known not only in the local Delaware, Ohio community, but nationally as well. Thomas, the lone black ballplayer…
About this site…
In late 2010, a few of us HBCU (Historically Black College and University) baseball enthusiasts were approached by College Baseball Hall of Fame executive director, Mike Gustafson about establishing a category of honorees to be selected from both HBCU schools and other African-American pioneers of college baseball. The initial…